Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill’s annual State of the Judiciary address focused on decreasing public trust in state courts and the system’s financial woes.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
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High court upholds conviction of man who killed girlfriend at Acadia National Park
Raymond Lester has lost appeals on his murder conviction and 48-year prison sentence in the 2022 death of Nicole Mokeme.
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Prosecutors say it’s not just public defense agencies that are struggling to hire over low pay
A bill proposed by Sen. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, would seek to ensure parity with public defenders because some say prosecutors are struggling to recruit and retain attorneys.
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Trial starts for man accused of assaulting girl at Augusta home
Kenneth D. Marin, 61, is accused of sexually assaulting a girl when she was between 6 and 11 years old.
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Judge orders competency evaluation for man accused in Readfield murder
Samuel Whittemore, 34, accused of murdering his wife, Margaux Whittemore, 32, in an incident at his family’s Readfield home in which his mother, Dorothy “Darcy” Whittemore was also injured.
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Belfast man charged with murder of his wife at a Readfield home
Samuel Whittemore, 34, of Belfast, was charged with murder after Margaux Whittemore, his wife, was found dead outside his parents’ home in Readfield Wednesday.
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The other Cards: the guilt and grief of loving a mass shooter
Members of the Bowdoin family are among the few relatives of a mass shooter to ever talk openly about their experience.
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Massachusetts men arrested in PayPal scam in Rangeley Plantation
Police said the men posed as Department of Justice employees when they approached the woman.
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One woman killed, another injured in Readfield; man in custody
Maine State Police responded to 28 Giles Road on Wednesday, where officials said a woman was found deceased and another woman was found injured.
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Stolen U-Haul crashes into FedEx van during high-speed police chase
The 90 mph chase through Winthrop and Monmouth on Tuesday ended with a crash that totaled two vehicles.